A daily papercrafting blog which features my handmade cards showcasing Creative Expression's products including my own line of cutting dies and embossing folders, Cosmic Shimmer, Ranger and more which use various techniques and ideas to hopefully inspire the creativity in you.

Morning Sue.A quaint pretty pint size card today. I remember making a die-shaped card with your very first noble die collection which I then turned into a card on a card, I decorated an 8x8 with an embossed piece of card and mounted the die-shaped card on top so I had a card on a card lol. So yet again the versatility of your dies has no bounds.Off to get my orange blossom and leaf stamps this morning if it's not too cold as I've been asked for a 'normal' wedding card for once instead of the usual 'wacky'order I seem to get there days lol - I've never added a stethoscope to a wedding card before until now, but this is what they wanted for an aneathatist that is getting married next Sunday !! Hohum. Have a good day Sue xx

Morning Sue and crafters all,What a beautiful diddy card. Sometimes less is more!!Love the shape and colours.Congratulations to Arwen on winning the Wednesday draw!!!Love and crafty hugs to allTina T xxxx

Good morning Sue. Thank you for the great tutorial and for showing us a wonderful idea for a stunning smaller card, its beautiful. I love the effect that the shadowing creates, as you say, it really makes the design pop.x

Gorgeous card. Love the small size 'for a change' but I don't do many small cards either. You could easily make it larger by matting it on a larger piece of cards.Well done Arwen for winning the card.HugsCraftyJacq XX

Morning Sue,A beautiful card today, I love that you can use the dies to make unusual and pretty cards.I'm trying to be good at the moment and use the dies I have but you keep tempting me to buy more dies. How does the saying go resistance is futile lol. Seriously though I promised myself I would use all of the die sets I have bought over the last year (and I have almost 100 of your die sets now) trouble is you keep designing more and more beautiful dies and stamps and embossing folders ....... Oh well I am a crafter and need more stash lol.Congratulations to the winnerHave a lovely dayMaggie

Hi Sue, this card is gorgeous, I think we all forget that we can use our dies to make the lovely shaped base cards. The offset/shadow is a great technique too. Congrats to Arwen on winning the giveaway card. Have a great day all. B

Hi Sue - love this idea and it's so different. Sometimes this is all we need, particularly to go on top of a present. Will be watching your video later to see how you've achieved this. Sending best wishesYvonneMayxx

Good morning SueI love doing shaped cards with my dies and this shape is beautiful. I love the colour combination and all the dies used, the video shows us how easy it is to achieve shaped cards giving us more versatility with our dies.Congratulations Arwen! Thank you Sue and CE for my comment winner prize I received it yesterday! XHugs xHeather T

Morning Sue. This is a beautiful little dinky card. You dont always have to make a big card to have that WOW factor. The flowers gives it that pop of colour. Congratulations to Arwen on her win.Best Wishes.Denise T x

This card just goes to prove that a small card can be just as beautiful as a large one. This is truly gorgeous. The principle could be applied for the multitude of Christmas cards that need to be sent out at the lowest postage. I think another purchase is order...... rats and I have to pay up for a cruise next week and the money pot will be empty for a while. Ah well, the joys of the credit card!!!!

Hi Sue,I love, love, love this card. It just goes to show that small is beautiful. Big cards are lovely but they cost a fortune to post and get an envelope to fit where as this is perfect. Thank you so much for sharing.

Hi SueWow this is small for you.Beautiful card, great to have ideas for smaller cards as postage is so high.Normally all my cards are about 6 x 6.Would love to see more ideas for smaller cards too.Congratulations to Arwen.x

Morning, Sue,What delightful 'baby' card. It's just adorable and half the size of your usual ones! I love it. I feel I need to go and sort through my dies to see if I have any that would work in the same way :)

Amaryllis watch...the tallest flower stem seems to have stopped shooting towards the ceiling and the second one is quickly catching up. The bud is still upright, however, if you look at it, it now looks like the back of Batman's head, with the little ears sticking up...yes, folks, it's beginning to split open. Fingers crossed I should be able to let you all know just what colour it is in a few days...exciting isn't it lol.Bejay xx

Hi Sue, how unusual to see an actual card! I love the shadow effect that you do and have tried it myself although it never looks as good. I have a feeling that I don't leave enough of an overlap. Hopefully you will have one on display at Ally Pally so I can have a closer look.

Hello Sue, A beautiful card/ cards! I love how you have used the dies and your flowers are so pretty! I haven't watched the video yet but I will do that later.Tracy glad you are happy with your new, almost completed Bathroom! How are you feeling today? Hope you have been getting some sunshine too! XBejay - the suspense is killing me!! Lol! XLove to you Sue and all friends on the blog! Xxx

Hi SueWhat a gorgeous little card Sue, so cute and pretty and it's lovely to see some of the older dies getting an outing too. Could we have more like this please? Thank you for sharing.Love Diane G xxxArwen congratulations on your win xxJess congratulations on your golden wedding anniversary xxxTracey your bathroom sounds lovely xxxMelody and family if you are looking in I'm thinking of you xxx

I had to chuckle to myself when you cautioned about throwing away dies by accident.... been there, done that... love shaped cards. My fav sizes range from 5" squares to 6" squares... easier for making envelopes, too, or finding ready made ones.

Your card today is so stunning.... so feminine. BTW, how on earth do you keep your nails so perfect? Mine suffer terribly when I craft, especially when using lots of inks.

TIP... in the course of my hubby's surgery and because he's sensitive to latex surgical tapes, I discovered paper tape that's perfect for securing dies onto your cutting plates. It's dirt cheap... so much less than brand named temp tapes...I found a generic brand at Walmart, two roll package for about $3.00...will last me a long time.... more $$$ for buying dies. LOL

Hi Sue. WOW, WOW. WOW !!! This card is soooo cute !!! I really love it. This die set is still on my huge wish list and is now getting very close to the top of it !!! I think it is such a pretty die set. I love how you have made a smaller size card using the outter shape of the die. Your shadow effects with the dies look great and those cute little glittery flowers are beautiful !!! It is so nice to see some of your older die sets being used alongside the new sets. I really hope you will bring us more of these sort of cards showing how old and new die sets can work together. Thank you for sharing such a pretty card today. Sending you lots of love and hugs to you Sue from Tres x x x

Hi Sue - I have just watched the video and I absolutely adore this card! I tend to do small cards, so this is perfect for me. I have got the Grace die set and also the 'Wishing you brighter days' set, so I shall just have to substitute some others for the remainder. That won't be a problem, as I am something of a collector of your dies! Thank you, hugs Gilly x

Delightful, Sue, but think more of a quarter-pinter! Never seen one so small on your blog. Always do bigger ones, but perhaps may give littlies a try. As ever, thanks for the video.Well done to Arwen on the card win.Jess Watson - congrats on the Golden Wedding.Jan - yup, been there with the tape, too!

Hi SueAnother delightful card, just watched your video loving the small size.Congratulations to Arwen on winning the card.It is my husbands birthday today, family coming across so busy getting tea ready have a lovely weekend. Take careHugsJennywren x

Hi sue and lovely wilsonettes xSuch a pretty little card sue x how tempting it must be to layer it onto a larger card xxx thanks sue once again for your inspiration xCongratulations arwin xJust a quick visit today as sadly my nephew lost his battle with cancer early this morning and a bit numb he was just 13 xxHope all are ok and sending hugs to the wilsonettes who need one xTheresa w xxx

Hi Sue, So cute! I love this card and the detailing on all the dies you have used. The flowers are just the perfect 'finishing touch'. You have reminded me that this is how I used to make shaped cards before 8" x 8" squares took over my life and that I should seriously try making them again.

Jess - Congratulations to you and Mr W on your Golden Wedding Anniversary.Bejay - I can't wait, I'm on tenterhooks :-)Arwen - Congratulations on being the Wednesday Winner, you have a gorgeous card coming your way.

HI SUELOVE THE BRIGHTER DAYS DIE. ON MY LIST LOL HERE WE GO AGAIN. FALLEN FOR THE GRACE DIE IN A BIG WAY. IT MAKES SO MANY DIFFERENT FRAMES. SO VERY PRETTY. GRAND CARD. BORN AGAIN SPELLBINDERNADINE HUG XXX

What a dainty little delight and such a pleasant departure from your normal cards. It will really appeal to those who prefer to create smaller cards and proves that your dies can be adapted to suit anyone's taste or budget. It has given me plenty of ideas for adapting other die shapes to this theme but I must admit that I , like you, prefer to work on a grander scale despite the postage costs.How refreshing to see one of your older dies from the Italian Collection, I love it when you mix up your older releases with your newer dies- many other brands would avoid this simply because they are only interested in pushing forward newer products and the hard sell, but you have integrity and want to see all of your collections used,, that I respect and appreciate.Can I just say that you and your products have revolutionised my crafting and for that I will be eternally appreciativexxxxxApologies for my rude absence yesterday, I had a rather challenging day attending my first appointment with a psychologist to work through my grief over my Dads death so I felt quite drained mentally afterwards. Woke up with a migraine this morning which is probably a hangover of sorts from the therapy session:-), I wouldn't have minded so much if I'd had a drink or three! So I eased myself into the day and decided to have some quality me time watching a DVD of Spectrum Noir tutorials....I'm really serious about learning to colour properly because I think the effect of stamped images with some of Sues dies would be stunning. I don't have difficulty with the techniques when shown, it's having to contend with over 170 colours and working out what colours blend with each other and complement one another....I get a little confused with warm and cool tones of the same colour:-( maybe I should stop being so anal and just have a play and enjoy myself:-)Jess, congrats on reaching such an impressive milestone!Tracy, your bathroom sounds lush and worth all that mess and disruption, enjoy it when it's finished....Theresa, how incredibly sad, I'm so so sorry for your loss- losing anyone dear is difficult at the best of times but losing a child is that much harder to bear. I hope you find the strength as a family unit to get through this dreadful time. HugsxxxxYvonne, enjoy your break away with the boys, hope the trip isn't too exhausting for you and that you can get a broadband connectionxxxxHugs to Pam, P, Linda, Beth, Rebecca, Deb c, Maria, Lorraine, Wheely bad and anyone in need of a cuddle, there's plenty to sparexxx

Hi Sue and everyone.Sue your cards the last few days have been sooo good andyour little ones today is perfect as I like makingsmaller cards because I sending quite a few abroad soto save on the postage wish have gone up some silly Itrying to make the cards small ans flat but not alwaysan easy thing to do :-)

Congrats to Arwen for winning the beautiful card.

Condolences to Theresa W and family, so sad x

Lorraine- it's a shame we don't live closer to eachother,then we could play with the Spec.Noir together. I have nota whole set but have no clue either what I do :-) hug xYvonne- have a lovely break and recharge your batteriesand get your mojo back for some crafting when back home.You missing AP this year ? xBeth- it's great to have you back. Hope the visit to the vet went well. take care xTracy- your lucky with a new ,nice bathroom. Looking toget a new kitchen..... Hope you feeling alright xWheelybad- take care and cuddles to Billy. Hope yourmigraines are gone.xLynda- take care, no more falls xSending hugs to all who need one, I have plenty.

Small but stunning. Lovely to see a shaped card. Anyone would think you designed the die with the idea for this card in mind! The sugaring on the flowers is gorgeous. I usually make 5 x 7 inch cards but think I'll have to look through my dies to see if there are any I can use like this. Congratulations to Arwen on winning Wednesday's card. I'm envious.Congratulations to Jess W. and Mr.W. on your Golden Wedding Anniversary. Hope you had a lovely day.Theresa W., condolences to you and your family on the loss of your young nephew. Life can be so unfair.Take care everyone.

Hi again to all the lovely ladies who come on here with varying degrees of regularity.I for one do not always have the greatest internet - it keeps getting flooded or various other things happen to it.So this morning I'm catching up on everyones news and views about the cards Sue has made and posted. The videos that no doubt cost a fortune to make not to mention the time it takes to travel to and from the studios where they're made. The astronomical amount of prep that goes into making all of these cards and well just all of it. I don't know how she does it and remains such a caring, kind and generous spirit.I speak from personal experience - I have had a really difficult time over the last couple of years - and Sue and this blog and her videos gave me strength and courage when I was really scared. She did not do it for any reason other than that she is such a lovely human being.So I'm usually a mind my own business type of person - but given that all she does for all her girls, perhaps the blog is not the place to air your feelings about each other?I'm sure that for just a few minutes of each day that we spend here we can be kind to one another.I really hope that this comment doesn't go awry - it isn't a criticism - just a comment - made from reading all the others during my lovely catch up time.This is a place we can come to be in touch with others who enjoy the wonderful world of crafting!Love to all!!!

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